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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, March 14, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• Boost your typing skills with this free tool
• Google Maps: Create Home screen icons for frequently used routes
• 3 reasons to install Linux on an ‘Internet-Only’ PC
• Video: Sierra Hull performs a beautiful rendition of “Wildwood Flower”
• March’s Tech Tips Giveaway: HP Pavilion 17.3″ HD+ Laptop
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Monthly Tech Giveaway….
We have a winner for February…
Congratulations to Alan S. from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for winning the Beelink Mini PC in February’s Tech Tips Giveaway.
March’s winner will receive an HP Pavilion 17.3″ HD+ Laptop (click for details).
The prizes featured in my Monthly Tech Giveaways include a combination of the best items I have received for testing and review and brand new items provided directly by partner companies.
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Today’s featured tech tip….
Boost your typing skills with this free tool
Whether you use a computer all day at work or just for an hour or two at home in the evenings to catch up on Facebook or Twitter, it really helps to have at least a few basic typing skills.
While you don’t need to be an expert 70 words-per-minute typist, knowing your way around a keyboard can definitely make your computer time more efficient and more enjoyable.
If you’d like to brush up on your typing skills there are many good online typing practice and testing sites online, and most of them allow you to access their tools at no charge.
One excellent example is Typing.com, a site that provides a graphically-oriented set of instructional aids that do a great job at helping you develop a wide range of typing skills, all the way from Beginner to Advanced.
Note: You don’t have to create an account at Typing.com just to take the online lessons. Since the site is advertiser-supported you can just head straight to the Lessons section and get right to it.
However, creating an account will allow you to track your progress and easily pick up where you left off.
My recommendation: Don’t bother creating an account. You can track your progress yourself by writing everything down on an index card.
Always remember that every online account you create becomes yet another account that can potentially get hacked or otherwise compromised. Just sayin’.
To get started without creating an account, click here and select a skill level in the left-hand column, then click the Start button that corresponds to the first lesson.
Note: Some lessons begin with a short video offering a bit of background and general information pertaining to that lesson. You can either watch those videos or click the Skip video button and go straight to the lesson.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Google Maps: Create Home screen icons for frequently used routes
This post has step-by-step instructions.
• 3 reasons to install Linux on an ‘Internet-Only’ PC
Three good reasons…
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
Do you need the power of a mid-range desktop PC but you don’t have room for one on your desk?
This little gem is actually more powerful (and comes with more RAM and SSD storage space) than most full-size desktop machines.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: Sierra Hull performs a beautiful rendition of “Wildwood Flower”
Simply awesome.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Microsoft Teams is moving to a single app for personal and work
• Waymo to launch commercial robotaxi service in Austin by end of the year
• Stanford University says data of thousands was stolen in ransomware attack
• Spotify is testing full-length music videos
• From mono to mainstream: 20 years of Bluetooth audio
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